Last Updated on 04/09/2024 by Arun jain
With a little more than two months until Election Day, it’s fair to ask if Donald Trump can win in November. The presidential race is virtually tied in all major swing states. Last month’s Democratic National Convention was the hateful coronation of our former President and Vice President Kamala Harris, who did not win a single primary in 2020 or 2024. Every day a candidate trades insults is a good day because it’s one less day he has to defend the failures of the Biden-Harris administration.
More meaningful to Mr. Trump is his record of success. The path to the White House is through vigorous policy debate, not the exchange of barbs.
First, consider the dismal record of Ms. Harris and President Biden: According to a recent Harvard-Harris poll, 60 percent Voters perceive the economy as weak. What is one of Mrs. Harris’s big proposals? Led by Govt Price control measures. During his time as vice president, Americans endured 5 percent annual inflation, cemented by bipartisanship. expenses Bill A cost of trillions. She cast tiebreaking votes on both — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said they wouldn’t have happened without her. Ms. Harris may try to pass the blame, but she and Mr. Biden have high prices at grocery stores and utility meters.
From the beginning, immigration was a cornerstone of Ms. Harris’s vice-presidential portfolio, although the situation on the southern border has worsened dramatically since she took office. As The New York Times informed Last year, illegal border crossing bounce Hit records in 2021 and 2022 and 2023. Fentanyl and other drugs are flowing across our borders. In 2020, Ms. Harris wrote“Trump’s border wall is a complete waste of taxpayer money and will not make us safer.” Now she supports the bill This includes funding for building the wall. Where was she three and a half years ago?
Today Ms. Harris claims she would not oppose fracking, but as a senator she would Sponsored Green New Deal – A declaration of war on fossil fuels that would deal a fatal blow to Pennsylvania’s economy if it ever came to fruition. Her campaign says She does not support single-payer health insurance, but as a senator she cosponsored a Medicare for All bill authored by Bernie Sanders, the far-left member of the Senate. Ms. Harris spoke of being the last person in the room when Mr. Biden made the devastating decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan, leading to the deaths of 13 of our brave soldiers and emboldening terrorists around the world.
An attack on our staunch ally Israel by Iran-funded organization Hamas on Oct. The attack was brutal on the 7th, the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust. After the attack, anti-Semitism and anti-Israel rhetoric reared their ugly head on the political left. Just last month, in her first act as the Democratic nominee, Ms. Harris, who presides over the Senate as vice president, chose to drop Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. address In a joint session of Congress – a shot in the arm of terrorist states and networks across the Middle East.
Now, consider Mr. Trump’s record: He leaves office as one of the staunchest supporters of Israel since its founding. Iran was boxed in and its brokering of the historic Abraham Accords between Israel and several Arab nations promised lasting peace in the region.
When it came to our allies and adversaries, Mr. Trump led from a position of strength and the bad actors took note. Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un had a clear sense of where they stood and knew what lines they could not cross. He hosted Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago but was not afraid to be tough on China when he had to be.
From Day 1, Mr. Trump has been laser-focused on finding every means to combat illegal immigration, including using Title 42 authority to remove migrants at the US-Mexico border and enforcing stricter standards for asylum claims. His administration directed border enforcement agencies to stop catch-and-release policies. He secured funding for the border wall. Mr. Trump has promised that when he returns to office, he will deport immigrants who have broken the law and are here illegally. He will support our border enforcement officers, enforce the laws already on the books, and complete the construction of the wall.
Making good on his campaign promise, Mr. Trump appointed three exceptionally qualified, constitutionally sound, conservative justices to the Supreme Court.
And finally, there is the economy. In an August New York Times/Siena College poll of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, By nine points Registered voters said they trusted him to do a better job on the economy than Ms. Harris. In the CNBC All-America Economic Survey released last month, by 19 points Registered voters said they would be better off financially if Mr. Trump won. This is no accident.
When he left office, mortgage interest rates were below 3 percent. He cut taxes and reduced red tape by undermining American productivity. He has promised to end the federal tax on tips — an idea so good that Ms. Harris copied it.
When Ms. Harris and the Democrats say, “We’re not going back,” they think that’s not a winning formula. If anything, it shows how out of touch they are. Of course, Americans want to go back to affordable groceries, a secure border, and a world that respects both the United States and its commander in chief.
It’s inconceivable that the most liberal Democratic nominee in history — who has been part of the problem — has the solutions. According to GallupOnly 25 percent of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in this country. Those of us who believe our country is headed in the wrong direction are right and will vote accordingly.
Like sports, politics has a lot to do with momentum, and Robert Kennedy Jr.’s endorsement of Mr. Trump carries momentum in a race where every percentage point matters. Equally important is the fact that Gov. Brian Kemp and Mr. Trump are working together in Georgia — an essential pickup for Mr. Trump on his march to 270 electoral votes. Mr. Kemp’s enthusiastic support and his ground operations’ prowess on Mr. Trump’s behalf will seal the deal in Georgia.
Mr. Trump has a long record of accomplishments on behalf of the American people. The more he compares his successes to Mrs. Harris’s failures, the more likely he is to win.
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